Gen Naravane acted as the Staff Officer of MoD, not a Commander

About this episode

The episode discusses the distinction between the roles of a Staff Officer and a Commander in the context of Gen Naravane's actions and memoirs.

In displaying helplessness in ops due to ROE passed down by the MoD, but question it in his memoirs, Gen Naravane acted as a Staff Officer, not a Commander of Indian Army. The difference between these two appointments is what I speak about here,

People in this episode

Host: Alok Asthana

Topics covered

• military leadership
• staff officer vs commander
• rules of engagement
• memoirs
• Indian Army operations

Keywords

• Gen Naravane
• MoD
• Indian Army
• staff officer
• commander
• rules of engagement
• military operations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MoD, Indian Army

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